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I AM AN 80 YEAR OLD MALE, BORN AGAIN, CHRISTIAN WITH A LOVE FOR JESUS. I DO NOT GET OUT MUCH ANYMORE BUT FIND THAT TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT THE LOVE JESUS HAS FOR THEM IS NOT ONLY WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO BUT SOMETHING THAT THE WORLD NEEDS.
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HOW GREAT WAS IT WHEN JESUS RAISED THE WIDOW'S SON FROM THE DEAD. JUST READ AND ENJOY. LUKE 7:11-15 Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her. When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, “Don’t cry.” Then he went up and touched the bier they were carrying him on, and the bearers stood still. He said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!”The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.
Hearing God's Voice
June 25th
John 10:2-3 'But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.'
JOHN 10:1-21
This verse promises all who are God's sheep that they not only can, but that they do, hear His voice. Many born-again people doubt the truth of this statement based on their experience. They don't think they can hear God's voice. However, the Word of God is true - not our experience.
The harmony between what this verse says and what our experiences say is that it is our new born-again spirit that hears God's voice. Although God has spoken and still does speak in...
Jesus Found Him
June 24th
John 9:35 'Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?'
JOHN 9:35
It is one thing to seek God; it is quite another thing to have God seek you. Jesus sought this man out when others had forsaken him. The acceptance of Jesus is worth more than everything this world has to offer This is what enables the believer to endure and even leap for joy amidst persecution.
When our sufferings in Christ abound, then the consolation of Christ abounds much more. Notice that this man's parents, who knew the truth, but refused to share it for fear of persecution, did not have Jesus seeking them out (Jn. 9:22)....
WHEN I WAS WATCHING A FOOTBALL GAME LAST SEASON AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT "THE WALTER PAYTON NFL MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD", ONE OF THE MEN SAID HE HAD TALK WITH WALTER BEFORE HE DIED IN 1999 AND ASK HIM IF HE WAS AFRAID OF DEATH. HE SAID WALTER SAID "SURE I AM SCARED, I'VE NEVER DIED BEFORE".
ONE OF MY GRANDSON TOLD ME THAT HE WAS BEING PAID "UNDER THE TABLE" THEREFORE HE WAS NOT GOING TO PAY INCOME TAX ON THAT MONEY. I ASK HIM IF HE KNEW THAT WAS A SIN BECAUSE HE WOULD BE LYING WHEN THEY ASKED HIM HOW MUCH DID HE EARN. I KNOW MANY PEOPLE DO CHEAT ON THEIR TAXES, IN MANY WAYS, AND I WILL HAVE TO ADMIT I HAVE DONE IT ALSO. I HAVE EVEN TRIED TO JUSTIFY IT BY SAYING THAT I WAS TAXED TOO MUCH OR THAT I HAD PAID ENOUGH DURING THE YEAR TO TAKE CARE OF MY SHARE. THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN TRUE BUT THE PROBLEM I HAD WAS LYING ON SOME OF THE QUESTIONS AND AMOUNTS. WE CONSIDER LYING AS A "LITTLE" SIN BUT IT IS RIGHT UP THERE WITH WHAT WE CALL "MAJOR" SINS LIKE MURDER, BUT SIN IS SIN. LOOK WHAT REVELATION 21:8 SAYS ABOUT LYING. "But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and...
About Those Pharisees
June 23rd
John 9:34 'They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.'
JOHN 9:34
Much of the Pharisees' problem was spiritual pride, as is very evident by this statement. They were so blinded by their arrogance that they couldn't believe anyone who hadn't been through their 'seminary' could teach them anything.
The name 'Pharisees' comes from a Hebrew word meaning 'separate.' This
It's Who You Know
June 22nd
John 9:30 'The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.'
JOHN 9:28-30
The 'acid test' of whether or not someone is of God is by his actions. Jesus' actions were so miraculous and overwhelmingly consistent with God's Word that any reservations about whether or not He was of God should have been set aside. But, as in Mark 7:13, they had exalted their own traditions above God's Word, thereby making the Word of God of no
Love Conquers Fear
June 21st
John 9:27 'He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?'
JOHN 9:6-27
This man showed great courage in confronting these religious leaders. Even Peter later backed down for fear of this same group of men (Lk. 22:54-62). Certainly one thing that gave him this boldness was that he knew what Jesus had done for him. And even beyond the physical healing, he knew that Jesus had healed him because He loved him. It's our security in the Lord's love for us that gives us the strength to face rejection from others. As Proverbs 28:1 puts it, 'the righteous are bold as a lion.' The antidote for fear of men...
IN LUKE 9:56 IT TALKS ABOUT JESUS NOT HAVING A PLACE TO LAY HIS HEAD. (And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.) I HAVE HEARD PEOPLE SAY THAT JESUS AND THE DISCIPLES WERE POOR AND THEY TAKE IT FROM THIS PASSAGE OF SCRIPTURE THAT WE SHOULD BE POOR TOO. DID YOU THINK THIS MEANT THAT JESUS AND HIS DISCIPLES LIVED IN POVERTY? THIS VERSE IS TALKING ABOUT WHEN HE WAS GOING TO JERUSALEM AND PASSING THROUGH SAMARIA, THE SAMARITANS, BECAUSE OF A RELIGIOUS PREJUDICE, REFUSED HIM HOSPITALITY AND WOULD NOT GIVE HIM A PLACE TO STAY THE NIGHT. I THINK HE WAS TRYING TO GET HIS DISCIPLES TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WOULD BE PERSECUTION IF THEY FOLLOWED HIM.